Rod cooling and water eliminating apparatus



Aug. 30, 1932. H. T;- GEORGE 1,874,959

ROD COOLING AND WATER ELIMINATING APPARATUS Eile@ April 2o. 1929 III 2 liv i A`cooling metal rods andthe removal of the HEBER Tan/:BLE

Patented Aug'. 30, 19232 f UNITED STATES i anotada,A or DuNzoALx-,1 MARYnAnn, Asslenoa ro BETHLHEM s'rnnr.'

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This invention relates to apparatusfor cooling medium from the rods.

- Ordinarily'the rodsas delivered from the '5f rolling mill in 4a red hot state are passed lsiderable amount of waterfiscarried to the Y through a pipe 'into which lwater at high pressure is injected to cool the material andr the rods thencoiled uponreels for further cooling. With the former method,- a conreels by the rods; where it is evaporated by the remaining heat in the material, and it' is found when rolling high carbon'rods that the water carried bythe rods to 'the reels 551K causes the hardening of the rods in'spots which make it difficult to drawthe rods into w'ire." Y

" The present invention is for the purpose ofv removing the cooling water from the rods i' 20 before reaching` the reels and' forthe purposel Vof further cooling the rods afterthey have passed through the water cooling pipe.

Itcontemplates the impingement of water against the rod, in a lplane opposite to thej 2# direction of travel of the rod, with` sufficient 'force to displace the water carried by the rod as it leaves the cooling pipe `on the linof the rods after they have passed throughV take side of the' eliminator, thus preventing water being carriedv to the reels. l, f It further contemplates an added coolingV the Acooling pipe.

The novel features of my invention. will be more fully understood'from thej following description and claims taken with the accompanying dra.wing,'in which:

Fig. 1 illustrates a side elevation ofthe apparatus with a portion cut away to'show the i and inthe direction of the arrowsassh'own `inFig.1.

i "ventiong and arrangement of parts andprincipleof my in- Fig. 2 is a crosssection taken on The numeral designates a water' tight catch box open at its upperend,to which pipes 11 and 12 are attached and `adapted to guide the rod 13 which travels in thedirection of the arrow. A bottom opening is provided* through which Y the water is drained into the pipe 14'.

1929. Serna No.` 356,865.

' The eliminator comprises a rectangular secbored and and 12. A l f j Between the leg portions, a series of guides 17 are attached to the longitudinalpiece l for the purpose of directing the end of the rod as it passes from the pipe 11` to pipe 12. The

ends of theguides V`1f? and the depending legs V16 are counter-bored ytoy provide enlarged openings 18 adapted to receive the end of the rodas it passes through the box. Each guide is provided with a stud 19 whichis adapted.

rto project through a hole in the Ysupport The ends of the studs are vslotted through which keys 20 are driven to'sec'ure the guides to the support.

Above thesupport 15fis positioned a clos'edtf.

end manifold 21 having downwardly projecting nipples 22 communicating withy the manifold. The ends of the nipples are adapted to it intoo'penings 23 which extend through the support 15. Itwill be noted that the'nipples..

land their respective openings in the member 15 are inclined at an angle in the direction of the incomin'gpipe 11. The discharge orifices 24 at the under side of the support are adapted to produce sharp and highvelocity streams to.V

counteract against the waterA clingingto the rod as it'passes between the guides.

Suitable means are providedV for securing the supporting'member 15, the manifold 21 and the various pipes to the catch box. Y'

In operation, the hot rod as -it comes :from

"the mill.,` is directed into theend ofthe cooling pipe 11 whichissupplied with high pressure water. During itspassage through the pipe,the rod is i intimate contact with the cooling water. '1 y 1 As the rod. enters the catch box, its end is di-V rected across the box to the outlet pipe 12 by it passes on to the reels. y

lInasmuch that the rod isl surrounded by water as it comes-from the coolingpipe, a considerable portionV of the water is carried along by the rodjas it passes through the box onl its way to the reels. To remove this water l :from the rod, wat-ei" under high pressure isv means of the spaced guides 17 Vfrom whence 2f y y thereto, a portion of the water on the rod is pickedV up by each impingingjet and thrownV oii' the rod'intc the catch box. .The vanionnt,

less between'.eaehts-uccessi-ve. jet andwhen the. ylast jet.Y at the delivery endk of the; boxfisy -reaizhe ,d, only a thin hlmJ clin-gs to. the. rod

angularly directed against the rod through the orifices 24, .which is supplied by means of Y thel manifold and the nipples connecting the of water .following the rod becomes less and which is finallysweptoff..v The velocity of the last impinging j et of water is suiiicientto y leavevery' little moistnre 'on'. the rod which 1s evaporated the vtime the: rod reaches :the

reels, thereby assnringfthe. u-m'forrnx cooling Vand condition. of the rod.;

if Y The vamountof water-fromthejets. adhering to the rod is inconsequen-t-ilah, due. tothe high velocity of the jet.4 andthe small. .pro-` .ther rod in .the path. of, the

jected. surface of 1l, aidsmateriallry'in. cutting the' water following the rod as it passes through lthe box,Y anrdthe'water thus. picked'up. byeach jet is, swept from the redir-ia direction o.p-.

:posed to the direction of travel, of thegrod- It will be seen fromthe. foregoing description that Ilhave devised a means. for'cooling..

rods by theuse ofwaterfsurrdundingthemed, and that l have provided; means. for further cooling the rod by means of high pressure impinging jjets of Water directedagainst one side of the rod and to effect the elemination of tl'ie-first.` said cooling water-fromvthe rod. Vlhilev I. have shown myl invention in but one form itA will be obvicnsftothose skilled. in

i thev art that'it not solimited, biitfissuscepy ,ti'ble cf. various other changesI and` modificai tions without departing from .the spiritthereof., and. I desire therefore that only such vlimitations'shall be placed thereupon as are imr posed by the prior art, orxas are specifically,

set forth Vin the appendedclaims. v Having thus described my inventionwhat l claim as new and desired to secure by Letters-Patent is f l. In an apparatus for cooling a metal rod; a catch box, inlet and outlet'pipes for said rod connected to said box, meansivithin said box adapted to guide said "rod, ineensA for directing cooling water against said rod,.and

f awater outlet for the box.

2. In an apparatus. for cooling a metal rod; a catch box, a water coolingpipe. for theV pas- Y Vsage of said rod, an outlet pipe for said rod,

insa-sagk at tigri pragmaestimar at. an; angle. inclinediri` the direction of i the I means intermediate the ends o-f said pipes adapted toguide said rod, means within said box for directing cooling water against said l rod, and a water outletfor the box;

3. In an apparatus for cooling a metal rod;

. a catch-bona water cooling pipeforthe passage of said rod. at one-end of the box, an outlet pipe for said rod at the other end of the box,ispaced guides intermediate the ends of 'said 'pipes adapted to guide said rod,mea-ns lo'etvvfeen` said? guides for directing cooling water transversely against said rod, and a water outlet forthe boyx.f y

341..'111 .an Vapparatus for cooling a metal rodyacatclibox, al water cooling pipe for the passage,- of1 said rod, an outlet, pipe for said rod-,meansat theends of the box adaptedto receive the ends offpsaid pipes and to..guide said rod, spaced guides intermediate sai-d end guides andfaligned therewith-,j meansbetween said guides for directing single jets of4 water transversely, against said rod, and a- Waiter outlet for thebox.,

. A5.. In. an apparatusfor avmetalrod ;y

a, catch box, a-water cooling pipe. for. the, pasf* sage; of said rod connected to Vone end of the Y box, an outlet, pipe for said rod Vcenne@ted to the opposite endrfoff the box, spaced gwdng means intermediate the ends of said pipes adapted to guide said rod from sai-'d cooling;

pipetofsaid rod outlet: pipe,'means for dil-teeting jets of water between said guiding means against one'sidea of sai-dlrod, and a. Water outlet forx the box.. v

6` In an apparatus for cooling a metal rod;

a catchbox havinga .dra-in, a water inlet pipe forthe passage, of said rod connected to one end of, the box an outletpipefor saidL rod connected to. the opposite end of the hex,

spaced guiding means: intermediate. the ends of said pipes adapted to toA guide said rod from said inlet. pipe lto said outlet'. pipe, and

.meansadapted to.- direct iets of waterinto the box in a plane.. crossing thelongitudinal axis of said inlet and outlet pipeswherebyf the water following said rod as it.- enters the box from said inlet pipe will be dissipated vinto the box. v

. .7. 4In. an apparatus for' cooling a metal rod;

a@ catch box having a drain, a Water inlet pipa? for thepassage of said rod, an outlet pipefor Asaid rod, meansat theends of the box adapted v. to receive the ends'of said pipes and to guide .said rod, spacedgnidesl intermediate said end guides and aligned therewith, asuppo-rt foi jsaid guides, and means for directing iets ofV water between said guides; against one side of said rod, said guidesbeing adapted to be re movably attached to said support..

f8., In an apparatusifor coolinga metal rod j a; water-.tight box having an open top and a drain atits bottom,` a water inlet pipe. for the` passage lof said rod.an outlet pipe for said rod, spaced guides intermediate/the ends of said pipes adapted to guidel said rod,l a sup-ff port for said guides having spaced openings therethrough, a Waterconductor in spaced relation to said support, and communicating means between said conductor and the openings in said support, wherebywater may be directed into the box in a plane crossing the longitudinal aXis ofsaid inlet Vand outlettherethrough. a Water conductor in spaced Y relation to said support. and communicating means between'said conductor and the oper ings in said support, said openings being adapted to produce sharpjetsof Water directed in a plane crossingthevlongitudinal axis of said linlet and outlet pipes.

'10. In apparatus of the class described, the combination With means for water-cooling a rapidly moving hot metal rod, of means for impinging j ets of fluid against the rod Vat an angle to the direction of movement theref of, to divert from the surface of the rod the cooling Water that is carried thereby, and means for I.f vuiding the rod in a substantially straight path duringl the impinging of said iets of fluid against the same.

11. In apparatus `of the class described, the combination with means for water-cooling a rapidly moving hot metal rod, of means for impinging jets of fluid against'the rod at an angle to the direction of movement thereof. to divert from the surface of the rod the cooling Water that is carried thereby, and a plurality of spaced elements having aligned openings through which the rod isl moved during the impinging of said iets of `fluid against the same. A

12. In apparatus of the class described, the

combination With means for Water-coolinga rapidly moving hot metal rod, of means for impinging jets of fluid against the'rod at an angle to the direction of movement thereof, Y

to divert from the surface of the rod the cooling water that is carried thereby.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my l signature.

HEBER TRIMBLE GEORGE. 

